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FDIF vs IBOT

Fidelity Disruptors ETF

FDIFBNasdaq

VanEck Robotics ETF

IBOTANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

IBOT −0.03pt a year

FDIF0.50%IBOT0.47%

Avg volume · 30D

IBOT 1.5×the volume

FDIF9.67KIBOT14.4K

3Y return · a year

IBOT +3.2pt

FDIF+22.4%IBOT+25.6%

FDIF vs IBOT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+9.2%FDIF+17.9%IBOT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FDIF +9.2%. IBOT +17.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%0%30%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
FDIF 0.50%
IBOT 0.47%, better
Fund size
FDIF $110M
IBOT $99M
1Y total return
FDIF +9.2%
IBOT +17.9%, better
Yield (12M)
FDIF 0.26%
IBOT 0.32%, better
Holdings
FDIF 7
IBOT 69
Avg volume (30D)
FDIF 9.67K sh
IBOT 14.4K sh, better
NAV per share
FDIF $39.62
IBOT $62.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

FDIF: Cost 65, Risk 89, Mission 88, Tradability 54, Holdings 21, Durability 78. IBOT: Cost 85, Risk 79, Mission not scored, Tradability 67, Holdings 74, Durability 67.
Pillar letters and Scores for FDIF, IBOT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarFDIFIBOT
Cost30% weightB65A85Higher
Mission25% weightA88Not scored
Risk15% weightA89HigherA79
Tradability15% weightC54B67Higher
Holdings10% weightF21A74Higher
Durability5% weightA78HigherB67

Rank among Robotics & Automation funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. FDIF and IBOT are both graded against the same 18 Robotics & Automation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Robotics & Automation⁠

Category · 18 funds
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IBOT ranks 1st and FDIF 3rd of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

  1. Rank 1AIBOTVanEck Robotics ETFScore 77
  2. Rank 2BFBOTFidelity Disruptive Automation ETFScore 67
  3. Rank 3BFDIFFidelity Disruptors ETFScore 62
  4. Rank 3BWDRNWisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones FundScore 62

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FDIFBFidelity Disruptors ETF

IBOTAVanEck Robotics ETF

In short

FDIF Fidelity's disruption bet, aimed at companies remaking work through automation. It charges 0.50% where the typical robotics-theme fund asks 0.65%, and it has been running since 2020. The trade-off: it trades quietly.

IBOT A straight robotics play. IBOT tracks the BlueStar Robotics Index across about 70 companies tied to robotics, rather than a broad basket of tech "disruptors", and charges well under the typical fee in its niche.

Stated mandate

FDIF The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies involved in disruptive automation.

IBOT The fund seeks to track the BlueStar Robotics Index as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, while following companies involved in robotics.

Why people hold it

  • FDIF Charges 0.50% a year against a 0.65% median for its robotics and automation peer group. Cheap is rare in thematic land.
  • The portfolio hews closely to the prospectus mandate: companies involved in disruptive automation, pursued for long-term capital appreciation. Little theme drift.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its robotics and automation cohort, and its risk profile reads calmer than much of a theme built on moonshots.
  • Pays out quarterly, which is more cadence than most growth-themed funds bother with.
  • IBOT 0.47% a year, comfortably below the median expense ratio among robotics and automation ETFs.
  • Index-driven and focused: roughly 70 names selected for robotics involvement, so the theme stays the theme.
  • On our review, one of the stronger builds in the robotics and automation group on cost, portfolio construction and risk profile combined.

Worth knowing

  • FDIF Thinly traded with a modest asset base. Spreads can run wider than the theme's household names, and size limits how much the fund gets talked about.
  • Portfolio construction is the weakest link in the package: a narrow, concentrated book where individual names carry real weight.
  • Fidelity's own FBOT sits in the same cohort at the same 0.50% fee, and BOTT undercuts both at 0.35%. Worth knowing what else shares the shelf.
  • IBOT Thinly traded. Spreads can run wider and sizeable orders can nudge the price more than in mainstream funds.
  • Not the cheapest shelf option: Themes Humanoid Robotics (BOTT) charges 0.35%, though it targets a narrower humanoid slice.
  • Launched in 2023, so the track record is short, and payouts come annually or semiannually rather than as a steady income stream.

Full FDIF profile⁠

Full IBOT profile⁠

FDIF vs IBOT Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

FDIF vs IBOT Cost

Overpaying FDIF vs IBOT

$561

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FDIF 0.50%

    $9,979

  • IBOT 0.47%

    $9,418

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FDIF 0.50%
  • IBOT 0.47%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530FDIF $9,979IBOT $9,418

Year by year

YearFDIFIBOTOverpaying
10$900$847$53
20$3,460$3,261$199
30$9,979$9,418$561

Expense ratio

  • 0.50%FDIF
  • 0.47%IBOT, cheaper
  • Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
  • Median 0.54%

IBOT 4th cheapest of 18 funds

FDIF 7th cheapest of 18 funds

FDIF vs IBOT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
FDIF 0.26%
IBOT 0.32%, better
Payout (12M)
FDIF $0.10
IBOT $0.20
Last payment
FDIF $0.02
IBOT $0.20
Ex-dividend
FDIF Sep 18, 2026
IBOT Dec 22, 2025
Paid on
FDIF Sep 22, 2026
IBOT Dec 26, 2025
Frequency
FDIF Quarterly
IBOT Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

FDIFQuarterly · 11 paymentsAll FDIF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Sep 15, 2023 $0.06; Jun 21, 2024 $0.04; Sep 20, 2024 $0.03; Dec 20, 2024 $0.04; Mar 21, 2025 $0.03; Jun 20, 2025 $0.05; Sep 19, 2025 $0.02; Dec 19, 2025 $0.03; Mar 20, 2026 $0.02; Jun 18, 2026 $0.03; Sep 18, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD
IBOTAnnual · 3 paymentsAll IBOT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2023 $0.82; Dec 23, 2024 $1.15; Dec 22, 2025 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$120232026YTD

FDIF vs IBOT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
FDIF 16.7%, betterIBOT 20.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
FDIF 1.04, betterIBOT 1.01
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
FDIF −22.6%since Jun 2023IBOT −25.4%since Apr 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
FDIF 1.25IBOT 1.40

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